Tiberghien

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Overview

Provided by Tiberghien

Board: Koen Morbée, Koen Van Duyse, Alain Van Geel, Stijn Vastmans

Number of partners: 24

Number lawyers: 135

International Offices: 2 (Belgium & Luxembourg)

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Firm Overview:

Tiberghien is an independent law firm, specialised in all domains of taxation and family (patrimonial) law. With 135 lawyers, and offices in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Hasselt and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Tiberghien has the biggest independent tax practice at the Belgian bar. Tiberghien is reputed for a multidisciplinary, international and in-depth approach to tax. Tiberghien offers a full service, completing its tax advice with in house auxiliary services, such as tax compliance, legal advice in the area of civil, family and patrimonial law, transfer pricing, valuations and legal economics. Tiberghien is a trusted advisor for family-owned businesses, international businesses, start-ups, banks, investment, private equity and pension funds, insurance companies, government bodies, non-profit organisations, universities and private clients. In more than 75% of the cases, clients rely on Tiberghien for multiple years as their main tax advisor. Tiberghien intensively invests in academic contributions, the most reputed of these being the ‘Tiberghien Tax Law Manual’, which is published annually.

Main Areas of Practice:

Tiberghien offers expertise in all fields of corporate and personal taxation. Its main practice areas are:

■ Banking, insurance and finance

■ Corporate tax

■ Estate planning

■ Family (patrimonial) law

■ Individual and HR tax

■ International and EU tax

■ Mergers and acquisitions

■ Private clients and family owned businesses

■ Private equity

■ Real estate and infrastructure tax

■ Sports & entertainment (www.atfield.be)

■ Tax litigation

■ Transfer pricing

■ Valuations

■ VAT, customs and excise duties

■ Voluntary disclosure proceedings

International Work:

Tiberghien acts for national and multinational companies and institutions as well as for high net worth individuals. As a top tier Belgian tax firm, it has over many decades successfully established operational relationships with a number of (tax) law firms across Europe and beyond resulting in an extensive network of high quality ‘best friends’ law firms all over the world.Tiberghien is a member of the WTS Global network, the leading independent non-audit tax practice worldwide with representation in more than 100 countries since 2016.

Main Contacts:

Banking, Insurance & Finance: Koen Van Duyse ([email protected]), Christophe Coudron ([email protected]), Bart De Cock ([email protected])
Corporate Tax: Koen Morbée ([email protected]), Nick Boonen ([email protected]), Ben Van Vlierden ([email protected]), Robin Minjauw ([email protected])
Estate Planning: Pieter Souffriau ([email protected]), Griet Vanden Abeele ([email protected]), Gerd D. Goyvaerts ([email protected]), Alain Van Geel ([email protected]), Emilie Van Goidsenhoven ([email protected])
Family Property Law: Alain Van Geel ([email protected]), Larissa De Wulf ([email protected])
Individual & HR Tax: Koen Van Duyse ([email protected]),Daan Buylaert ([email protected])
International & EU Tax: Koen Morbée ([email protected]), Robin Minjauw ([email protected]), Bernard Peeters ([email protected]m)
Mergers & Acquisitions: Ahmed El Jilali ([email protected]), Michiel Boeren ([email protected]), Quentin Masure ([email protected]) Ivo Vande Velde ([email protected])
Private Clients & Family Owned Businesses: Gerd D. Goyvaerts ([email protected]), Walter Verlinden ([email protected]), Alain Van Geel ([email protected]), Pieter Souffriau ([email protected]), Eldar Mingaleyev ([email protected]), Romina Abiuso ([email protected])
Private Equity: Bernard Peeters ([email protected]m), Robin Minjauw ([email protected]), Quentin Masure ([email protected])
Real Estate & Infrastructure Tax: Stijn Vastmans [email protected], Stein De Maeijer ([email protected]), Gilles Van Namen ([email protected])
Sports & Entertainment (www.atfield.be): Daan Buylaert ([email protected])
Tax Litigation: Ben Van Vlierden ([email protected]), Vincent Vercauteren ([email protected]), Céline Van houte ([email protected]), Christophe Dillen ([email protected])
Transfer Pricing & Valuations: Tine Slaedts ([email protected])
VAT, Customs & Excise Duties: Stijn Vastmans [email protected], Stein De Maeijer ([email protected])
Voluntary Disclosure Proceedings: Gerd D. Goyvaerts ([email protected])